And you'll notice that I didn't argue with any point made.Skandelon said:I was wondering when someone would finally notice.
Every thing I've written in this thread from the very first post is a direct quote from John Calvin.
It was just a joke but meant to prove a point, which is that we (on both sides of this debate) are not very objective in dealing with each other or with scripture itself.
Now, before you all jump all over me. I freely admit that I took his quotes out of context and that his intent was not as it may appeared in the context of our discussion, but that was part of the point I wanted to prove. You can make anyone (even scripture) say whatever you want it to say when you pluck it from its context and use it as a means to support your own views. Though Calvin is probably less "Calvinistic" than some of you (in that he appears to be less dogmatic on the idea of limited atonement), I KNOW that he is in more agreement with you than with me.
I also acknowledge that you could have plucked quotes from Arminius or Wesley and probably fooled most of us, thus proving the same point I was attempting to show, which is:
1. Learn to be objective and less disagreeable just because someone "in the other camp" is posting.
2. Learn not to pull quotes out of context to support your view when clearly the author of that quote is not intending to address the point to which you are attempting to find support.
Thanks! :smilewinkgrin:
Now that your little charade is over, perhaps you could answer the question I posed.
Where does faith come from? Do men have it by nature, or is it imparted some other way?